Toy or display device



June 18, 1940. H, ROBINSON rox 0R DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Oct. 7, 1937 `Patented June 18, 1940 Tor ont:DISPLAY DEVICE Hanson "Robinson, Wayne, Pa. j

i Application October "7,

` z claims. (C1. 272927)" The object of the-invention is to provide an improvedtoy or display device, of` a type of `such size as to adapt it to being pinned or otherwise i detachably secured `to `a persons coat; vest, or other article of clothing* Another and more particular object isto` provide i i `lag or in fact `any other desired emblem,together atoy of such character as to engender group or club enthusiasm, especially among lyoung` boys and girls, and towards that end one of its principal features is the provision of a normally hidden with suitable manually actuatable means,` whereby actuation of saidmeans operates to ejectsuch emblem into prominent visibility, and frornwhich exposedposition it is returned automatically to lease of said actuating means; i

A further object is` to provide such a device, the `combination of a casing for the emblem above mentioned, which casing has a properly positionedA aperture, towards which leads a tube from a contpressible reservoir, preferably in the form` of a suitable rubber bulb or similarly collapsiblemer`nber, which may be carried `out of View, as forin- .stance within the `article of clothing, `by which the device as a Whole is supported.,` i i A further and more `detailed object the pro-` vision of an ,oscillatable `support for anernblem, such as a flag or the like,` said* support preferably i comprising means to maintain the emblemiin con stantly upright positionr, and its path of movement substantially rectilinear, as said emblem moves from a hidden to an exposed position, and

vice versa.

With the objects thus briefly stated, the invention comprises further details of construction and operation, which are hereinafter fully brought l out in the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in

which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a device comprising one embodiment of the`invention;` Fig. 2 is a vertical, substantially central section of the same; Fig. 3 is a lsection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevational View of a fragmentary portion of the rear of said device; and Fig.` 5 is a fragmentary detail View.

Referring to the drawing, a hollow disc-like casing support is provided, the same comprising a planular front wall I, an initially separate rear wall 2 and a 'peripherally extending side wall 3, having a relatively wide aperture 4 in` its normally upper portion, in addition to a relatively restricted aperture 5 in `its normally lower portion, said rearwall being xedly secured to the remaining portions of said casing supportby any its hidden and protectediposition, upon the re-` 1937, serial No. 167,742

suitable means, such for instance, as `the mara ginal radially inwardlydirected flange.

The outer surface of the `front wall I may beA shaped and/or lithographed, or otherwise ein-i bellished so as to embody anydesired typeor 5 form of indicia, but for purposes of illustration is shown in the present instance as comprising a centrally positioned, embossed shield 'I` upon-the laterally opposite sides of which are embossed stars 8, or the like, while said shield is in turn more highly embossed at its center to represent a cannon ormortar Sfbetween parallel embossed stripes I6, representing the Wheel supports for suchcannon, or otherwise a mere further orna- `mentation of said shield. Additionally, said shield may carry either` or both embossed andlithographed words or'phrases, as illustrated by the words Salute! `OurClub, which appear uponf Fig. 1 of the drawing, but it isto be understood that the particular shape, arrangement and colioring of such embossing and ornamentationis merely representative of the innite number and ways in which thef ornamentation or embellishment of thedevice maybe carried out.

It willbe noted that closely adjacent tothe 25 upperend of the cannon 9, the front wall I is provided with a laterally elongated yet restricted emission orifice II, through which projects the discharge end of a slender rubber tube I2`,1se

curely aflixed to the rear orinner surface of said 30v front wall by any suitable means, such as is hereafter described, whence saidrtube extends downwardly through the aperture 5 inthe peripheral side wall "3, beneath which said tube merges into a freely flexible portion I3 and is adapted to be 35 connected at its opposite end I4 with a collapsible rubber or similar reservoir I5, which the owner of the device may carry positioned within his coat, Vest, shirt, or other article of clothing. The reservoir I5 may embody anydesired shape, as for 40 instance, a spherical, elliptical bulb, or the like, but in this case is shownas preferably comprising a vertically elongated, hollow member initially open at its upper end, and provided with radially outwardly directed flanges I6, which are surrounded and gripped by `reversely directed flanges I1, carried by a closure plate I8 having `a lling port I9 normally closedby a removable stopper 20 and with a discharge port 2| surrounded by a -flange 22, by means of which the outer free end I4 ofthe tube is connected to the plate I8.

Within said casing 'and extending between the oppositely positioned front and rear walls thereof area pair of pivot pins 23, to which are respectively connected one end of each of a pair of substantially parallel links 24, `the opposite ends of which links are likewise pivotally connected at 25 to a lower stair-like extension 28 of an emblem 21, which in this instance is shaped and colored to represent the flag of the club, preferably carrying an outwardly directed extension 28, to represent the ball that is frequently provided upon the outer end of a flag staiT;

In addition to the force of gravity, said emblem-carrying member is normally maintained in its lowermost withdrawn position by means of a suitable springZS, connected to and extending between one of the said links 24 and a lower portion of the side wall 3, as for instance at 30. In order to effect the elevation of the member 21 against the tension of said spring, the depending eXtensio-n 26 is provided with a lug 3|, to which is connected a flexible actuating member 32, which thence extends upwardly and reversely downwardly through a semi-tubular guide 33, secured by lugs 34 to the rear face of the forward Wall I, laterally with` respect to and partially surrounding the' upper terminal portion I2 of the tube and the emission aperture 11 said tube being securely positioned adjacent to said aperture by the encircling arms of an inverted T-shaped lextension 33a of the central portion of the guide 33.

From theopposite or depending end of said gui-de, the flexible actuating member 32 extends downwardly through and freely from an aperture 35 in the side wall 3,'andif desired may carry upon its free end `a ballor button 36, to facilitate manual actuating of said oscillatable member. The rear wall 2 of the casing may also be provided with any suitable form of pin or attaching means 31, attached to said rear wall by pivot supporting years 38, and its free pointed end portion being normally in engagement with a suitable retainer 39, said ears and said retainer for the sake of economy being preferably punched outwardly from said rear wall.`

From this general construction, it will be ap-` parent that attention may bedrawn to the 4, device by the wearer pulling downwardly upon the flexible member, thereby shifting theemblem-carrying member upwardly intoclearly visible position beyond the lateral limits of said casing, 'as indicated by the dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 1. Thereupon, as the one attracted by the sudden appearance of said member approaches the wearer of the device,-in order to more carefully examine the same, the wearer can changes may be made in the structural details Vherein described, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as dened by the appended claims, it being understood among other details that the term fluid, as used herein, is intended to include any desired liquid, gas, or powdered substance capable of being ejected from the device. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A toy or display device, comprising a hollow disc-like casing having an aperture in one portionY of its periphery, an oscillatable member normally carried by and within said casing and adapted to be extended through said aperture,v

parallel links pivotally connecting said member to said casing, flexible means connecte-d to said member to manually raise said member outwardly from within said casing, means to automatically return said member to its initial position upon being released by said last-mentioned means, and an inverted hollow U-shaped guide for reversing the direction of said flexible means, which guide being in close relation with a wall of said casing, forms a tubular channel.

2. A toyv or display device, comprising a hollow disc-like casing having an aperture in one portion of its periphery, an oscillatable member normally carried by and within said casing andv adapted to be extended through said aperture, interengageable means` slidably connecting said casing and said member so as to restrain oscillation of said member to a predetermined path,

iiexible means connected to said member to Y manually raise said member outwardly from within said casing, means to automatically return said member to its initial position upon being released by said last-mentioned means, vand an inverted hollow U-shapedV guide for reversing the direction of said iieXible means, which guide being in close relation with a wall of said casing, forms a tubular channel. f v

HANSON ROBINSON. 

